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JOCKEY · 97th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Jose Lezcano

60 wins in the world's richest races between 2006 and 2025, across 50 different races. The biggest is the Nashville Derby, worth £2,631,579.

Rolls of honour are kept race by race, so a rider's big-race record only exists once every one of them on this site has been read and turned sideways.

BIG-RACE WINS 60
BIGGEST WIN £2.6m
RACES WON 50
FIRST AND LAST 2006 to 2025
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

60 wins from 2006 to 2025, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 2012-13, 14 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Jose Lezcano took 14 of these 60 in 2012-13 alone.

The races Jose Lezcano keeps winning

By number of wins

7 won more than once

Belmont Derby 3 Gotham Stakes 3 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes 3 Frizette Stakes 2 Dwyer Stakes 2 Quick Call Stakes 2 American Derby 2 Nashville Derby 1 Breeders' Cup Mile 1 Stephen Foster Stakes 1 Breeders' Cup Distaff 1 Turf Classic Stakes 1

Every big race Jose Lezcano has won

60 winners, newest first

50 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2025 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes T Kraft William I. Mott United States £75,188
2024 Frizette Stakes Scottish Lassie Jorge R. Abreu United States £300,752
2023 Gotham Stakes Raise Cain Ben Colebrook United States £225,564
2022 Gotham Stakes Morello Steven M. Asmussen United States £225,564
2022 Hill Prince Stakes Celestial City Claude R. McGaughey III United States £150,376
2022 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes Morello Steven M. Asmussen United States £75,188
2022 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes ƒ War Like Goddess William I. Mott United States £375,940
2022 Spinaway Stakes Leave No Trace Phillip Serpe United States £225,564
2020 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes Montauk Traffic Linda Rice United States £75,188
2020 Personal Ensign Stakes Vexatious Jack Sisterson United States £375,940
2020 Quick Call Stakes Turned Aside Linda L. Rice United States £131,579
2019 Belmont Derby Henley's Joy Michael J. Maker United States £563,910
2018 Fourstardave Stakes Voodoo Song Linda L. Rice United States £563,910
2018 Sam F. Davis Stakes Flameaway Mark E. Casse United States £187,970
2017 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes La Coronel Mark E. Casse United States £601,504
2017 Saranac Stakes Voodoo Song Linda L. Rice United States £112,782
2016 American Derby One Mean Man Bernard S. Flint United States £75,188
2015 American Derby World Approval Mark Casse United States £75,188
2015 Clásico del Caribe | Calinico Alberto Paz Rodríguez £225,564
2015 Dwyer Stakes Speightster William I. Mott United States £150,376
2015 Indiana Derby Tiz Shea D William I. Mott United States £225,564
2015 Jeff Ruby Steaks Dubai Sky William I. Mott United States £584,211
2015 Nashville Derby Closing Bell William I. Mott United States £2,631,579£2.6m
2015 Ogden Phipps Stakes Wedding Toast Kiaran P. McLaughlin United States £375,940
2014 Albany Stakes So Lonesome Thomas M. Bush United States £187,970
2014 Belmont Derby Mr Speaker C. R. McGaughey III United States £563,910
2014 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) Mr. Speaker Claude R. McGaughey III United States £300,752
2014 Quick Call Stakes Pure Sensation Christophe Clement United States £131,579
2014 Swale Stakes Spot Nicholas P. Zito United States £131,579
2013 Bay Shore Stakes Declan's Warrior Nicholas P. Zito United States £112,782
2013 Breeders' Cup Mile Wise Dan Charles Lopresti United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2013 Diana Stakes Laughing (IRE) Alan E. Goldberg United States £375,940
2013 Frizette Stakes Artemis Agrotera Michael E. Hushion United States £300,752
2013 Jaipur Stakes † Souper Speedy Thomas Albertrani United States £375,940
2013 Jockey Club Gold Cup Ron the Greek William I. Mott United States £751,880
2013 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes Wise Dan Charles LoPresti United States £451,128
2013 Sunshine Millions Classic Ron the Greek William I. Mott United States £150,376
2013 Turf Classic Stakes Wise Dan Charles LoPresti United States £1,127,820£1.1m
2012 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes Wise Dan Charles LoPresti United States £939,850
2012 First Lady Stakes Tapitsfly Dale L. Romans United States £601,504
2012 New York Stakes Mystical Star Christophe Clement United States £563,910
2012 Santa Anita Handicap Ron the Greek William I. Mott United States £225,564
2012 Stephen Foster Stakes Ron the Greek William I. Mott United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2011 Alabama Stakes Royal Delta William I. Mott United States £451,128
2011 Breeders' Cup Distaff Royal Delta William I. Mott United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2011 Jefferson Cup Stakes Banned Tom Proctor United States £75,188
2011 Mike Lee Stakes Preachintothedevil Gary C. Contessa United States £93,985
2011 Pennsylvania Derby To Honor and Serve William Mott United States £751,880
2010 Belmont Derby Prince Will I Am Michelle Nihei United States £563,910
2010 Dwyer Stakes Fly Down Nick Zito United States £150,376
2010 Florida Derby Ice Box Nick Zito United States £751,880
2010 Jersey Derby Hudson Steele Todd Pletcher United States £75,188
2009 Carry Back Stakes Not for Silver Michael Trombetta United States £112,782
2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Maram Chad C. Brown United States £751,880
2008 Cotillion Handicap Seattle Smooth Anthony W. Dutrow United States £751,880
2008 Gotham Stakes Visionaire Michael Matz United States £225,564
2008 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Einstein (BRZ) Helen Pitts United States £751,880
2007 Commonwealth Turf Cup Summer Doldrums Richard A. Violette Jr. United States £150,376
2007 Rumson Stakes Cherokee Country Ramon Preciado United States £56,391
2006 Tampa Bay Derby Deputy Glitters Thomas Albertrani United States £300,752

The figure on each row is what that race puts up today, which is the number that says how big a day it was. The prize itself goes to the owner and the jockey takes a percentage of it, set by the rules of the country the race is run in.

The riders either side

Ranked 97th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
87 Jamie Spencer 69 56 2001 to 2025 £4,511,278£4.5m
88 Jorge Chavez 67 47 1990 to 2010 £3,759,399£3.8m
89 Guy Guignard 67 52 1981 to 1997 £427,350
90 Shane Sellers 66 47 1990 to 2004 £3,759,399£3.8m
91 Davy Bonilla 65 54 1998 to 2012 £854,701
92 Peter Alafi 65 35 1961 to 1989 £555,556
93 Pat Valenzuela 64 45 1980 to 2011 £3,759,399£3.8m
94 Richard Migliore 64 46 1984 to 2009 £939,850
95 Sylvain Guillot 64 51 1992 to 2000 £854,701
96 Joe Mercer 62 30 1955 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m
98 Edgar S. Prado 60 39 1998 to 2016 £1,503,759£1.5m
99 Richard Quinn 60 49 1983 to 2005 £700,000
100 Gary W. Moore 59 49 1975 to 1990 £4,273,504£4.3m
101 Tyler Gaffalione 58 48 2017 to 2026 £2,631,579£2.6m
102 Paul Townend 58 31 2011 to 2026 £1,000,000£1.0m
103 Harry Cobden 58 34 2016 to 2026 £250,000
104 Nico de Boinville 57 34 2014 to 2026 £646,880
105 Jacinto Vásquez 56 40 1967 to 1992 £3,759,399£3.8m
106 Julien Leparoux 56 45 2006 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
107 Oisin Murphy 56 47 2015 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Jose Lezcano won?

60, across 50 different races between 2006 and 2025. That is 97th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Jose Lezcano has won?

the Nashville Derby, worth £2,631,579 and run in the United States. Jose Lezcano won it in 2015.

Which race has Jose Lezcano won most often?

the Belmont Derby, 3 times at Belmont Park. 7 of these races have gone to Jose Lezcano more than once.

How much prize money has Jose Lezcano won?

The prize goes to the owner, and the jockey takes a percentage of it set by the rules of the country the race is run in. What this page holds is the races themselves: 60 wins, the biggest of them worth £2,631,579.

When did Jose Lezcano win these races?

Between 2006 and 2025. The busiest spell was 2012-13, with 14 of them.

Where to next

The races Jose Lezcano has won, and the riders around them

The races Jose Lezcano has won

The riders either side

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